Disclosed are novel processes to increase productivity on a continuous anneal and solution heat treatment line for heat-treatable automotive aluminum sheet products with high T4 and after-paint bake strengths and reduced roping. As a non-limiting example, the processes described herein can be used in the automotive industry. The disclosed heat treatable alloys and processes also may be applicable to the marine, aerospace, and transportation industries.
HIGHLY FORMABLE AUTOMOTIVE ALUMINUM SHEET WITH REDUCED OR NO SURFACE ROPING AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION
2016-07-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | C21D Veränderung der physikalischen Struktur von Eisenmetallen , MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS / B22D CASTING OF METALS , Gießen von Metallen / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / C22C Legierungen , ALLOYS / C22F CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS , Verändern der physikalischen Struktur von Nichteisenmetallen oder Nichteisenlegierungen |
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